Heaven Prepared as Place by God in Sermons
Religious services in Amarillo feature Rev. T. D. Sumrall declaring heaven a prepared place. Dr. C. O. Hess and others discuss Jesus life and social justice, urging active Christian service.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1932
Page
7
Religious services in Amarillo feature Rev. T. D. Sumrall declaring heaven a prepared place. Dr. C. O. Hess and others discuss Jesus life and social justice, urging active Christian service.
Funeral services for Howard Elbert Ellis 11 son of Mr and Mrs E E Ellis will be held at 3 this afternoon at Griggs Funeral Chapel with Rev Robert C Jones of the Church of Christ officiating He died late Saturday night at a local hospital He is survived by his parents two sisters Iretta and Geneva Louise and two brothers Willie and Edison Jr Mr Ellis employed by Amarillo Paper Company resides 617 Arthur Street Pallbearers are E R Carver S E Templeton Raymond Britt and J R Bankston Burial will be at Llano Cemetery.
Amarillo Negroes will conclude their Emancipation Day observance today at the Tri-State Fair Grounds after a two day program begun yesterday. The schedule includes a 11 30 morning parade from Fred Douglas school with float prizes, double-header baseball, novelty contests, races, a barbecue and dance in the evening, with admission 50 cents and reserved seating for white attendees.
Joyce, Basil, and Louisa Sheldon anchor a tale of three generations in a Connecticut setting. Joyce risks family wrath and love as Basil plans marriage. Louisa, Elizabeth, and a looming deadline shape a tense domestic drama with hints of tragedy.
Funeral services for James E. Burwell 60 of Amarillo were held at 2 p m in the Griggs Funeral Chapel with Rev J D Horton of the Second Baptist Church officiating He died Saturday afternoon after collapsing while working on a highway north of the Canadian River Surviving are his widow a son Lester L Burwell two daughters Mrs Gladys Jenkins and Miss Anna Burwell all of Amarillo Pallbearers were J D Gray C E Slope T W Hendricks H L Hefley Carl Bower and T S Culver Burial followed in Llano Cemetery
Memphis Little Theater will present three one-act plays at the Ritz Theater Monday and Tuesday night. The Trysting Place by Booth Tarkington directed by Vernadine Jones. Let It Go at That by Essex Dane directed by Mrs. Lebron Buck. The Slave With Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies with no director listed.
James M. Farley argues the Democratic convention will take a clear stance on prohibition and not pussyfoot. He shows a map with 406 pledged or claimed delegations and says Roosevelt can win on the first ballot with shifts from several states, edging toward nomination.
Carlos Davila heads the Socialist junta declaring full support from armed forces for his government and a united Chile. He dismissed counter-revolt reports linked to Col. Marmaduke Grove while a destroyer carrying Grove and Eugenio Matte sails to Juan Fernandez Island. Davila asserts socialistic program will restore prosperity and world confidence.
Five year old Rita Joan Brown dazzles the Paramount stage in Flashes of 1932 with singing and tap dance. Juanita Culbreath also impresses with a difficult toe tap routine. Flashes of 1932 runs through Tuesday. Man About Town opens today starring Warner Baxter. Street of Women at the Mission features Kay Francis with Roland Young and Allan Dinehart. A new Clark Gable lookalike, Allan Vincent, appears in the cinema.
Sixteen candidates will appear on the July 23 primary ballot in Collingsworth County. For district attorney James C. Mahan of Wellington faces John Deaver of Memphis. Other races include associate justice A B Martin and Perry Pearson of Amarillo for the Court of Civil Appeals, and state legislative seats with candidates from Wellington Amarillo Shamrock Perryton and nearby towns.
N. D. Heaton and L. C. Smith suspended Federal prohibition agents and Buddy Heard an informer face trial in United States district court tomorrow on charges of murder. They were linked to the fatal shooting of F. M. McGlothlin at his combination filling station and grocery near Dallas on April 8. Mrs McGlothlin was wounded in one hand. The case arose as agents reportedly planned to meet a suspected bootlegger at the store.
A Shattuck, Oklahoma native, Eddie Gilson, 22, wrote from Camp Travis and France in 1918 hoping to return home for Christmas. His letters from July to September detail farm life, front-line danger, and growing fear before he died in Rastatt, Germany, of pneumonia after being captured.
Robert A Millikan renowned Caltech physicist known as Einstein of America and Nobel laureate in physics 1923 travels eastbound on the Transcontinental Western Airplane en route to Akron Ohio to open the Guggenheim Lighter Than Air Institute. He is celebrated for cosmic ray research and scholarly works and has received numerous honors.
Suspected in the burglary of a Lubbock garage last Friday night, W. C. Booth, 32, was held in Potter County jail as Lubbock officers prepared to arrive. Booth was arrested near a domino parlor after leaving a local scene. garage tools and equipment were found in his possession. He has three prior penitentiary terms for car theft convictions.
Memphis on June 19 reports real estate and personal property assessments for the Memphis Independent School District fell 10 percent from last year as the tax equalization board, consisting of Hollis Boren C D Denny and George Forgy, set new figures totaling 4 235 644 versus 4 933 835.
Fire on South Arthur Street damages three residences in the 2300 block. Origin of the blaze is unknown. The vacant 2306 South Arthur home was nearly destroyed while the adjacent houses suffer considerable damage from spreading flames.
Earl Anderson, 40, was arrested at 509 North Van Buren Street early Sunday. Hugo Oklahoma officers seek three forgery charges and wired word the suspect might be in the city. He is held in the Potter County jail awaiting pursuit of charges.
Moore County farmer Tony Wilson delivered the first 1932 wheat load to Dumas on Saturday. The J N Beasley Elevator Company bought it at 26 cents per bushel after a 57 test. Harvest expected to run full tilt by July 1 if weather stays clear.
Dublin on June 19 reports the city’s first glimpse of the congress’s expected splendor. Prelates attended services as men’s general communion took place, while slums and main streets buzzed with garish altars and prayers. A triduum begins in all churches ahead of the event.
Cardinal Lorenzo Lauri papal legate en route to Dublin faced tumult at Addison Road station as vast crowds pressed for a blessing. Officials managed the crush while women kissed his ring and robes, and he blessed sacred emblems from a car window amid security cordons.
The article notes World powers debating the Young plan and Versailles impacts. A July 1 1931 moratorium remains in effect as Congress rejects extensions or debt cancellations. The US waives 252.566 million for 1931 32 and spreads it over ten years while Europe plans payments totaling about 270 million for 1932.
The four powers Great Britain France Italy and Germany gather in Lausanne for private talks aimed at a lasting framework for war debt and reparations. Britain hints at canceling payments while Germany resists more payments and stresses treaty obligations. King Albert of Belgium sends a solidarity message as British and German experts discuss technical postwar payment questions.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Davis of Higgins and Mr and Mrs Clarence Paden of Woodward visited in Amarillo on Sunday while en route to Carlsbad Caverns El Paso and New Mexico points.
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